Job Description

Overview

Kimley-Horn's Plymouth Meeting, PA office is seeking a Civil Engineer with 6+ years of experience to join their Marine Structures team. This is not a remote position.

Responsibilities

  • Assist with the management and leading of projects
  • Develop full sets of structural drawings and technical specifications without guidance
  • Train and mentor Engineers-In-Training (EITs) in structural engineering
  • Perform structural design calculations, plan production activities, and prepare project document submittal packages while maintaining a Quality Control program for the entire project
  • Lead and provide support for construction phase efforts on building projects in structural engineering
  • Support and participate in meetings and presentations with clients, contractors, and design team members
  • Contribute to identifying project opportunities through networking with new and existing clients

Requirements

  • 6+ years of relevant engineering design experience
  • Professional Engineering (P.E.) License (or ability to obtain within 12 months)
  • Knowledge and experience in AutoCAD, Revit, and Sketchup with some ability to produce drawings and details when needed
  • Knowledge and experience in structural analysis and design software such as STAAD, RAM, E-Tabs, MathCAD, TEDDS, ADAPT PT, and other structural related design software
  • Strong sense of urgency and self-discipline to meet client deadlines
  • Detail-oriented team player with an ability to contribute to a positive work environment
  • Ability to multi-task and work on a variety of projects concurrently
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and technical skills with a continuous mindset on personal and staff development
  • Positive, can-do attitude and a strong work ethic

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO

How this job compares in Plymouth Meeting, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, structural welder jobs across Pennsylvania currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$46/hr across 14 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Plymouth Meeting, PA

Plymouth Meeting, PA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 289 other active welding openings from 192 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (13), Aerotek (10), and Hanwha Philly Shipyard (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $30/hr and York at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Plymouth Meeting, PA

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